Zulu
1964
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Cyril Raker Endfield (November 10, 1914 – April 16, 1995) was an American film director, who at times also worked as a writer, theatre director, magician and inventor. Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, he worked in the New York theatre in the late 1930s before moving to Hollywood in 1940. His film career was interrupted by the Hollywood ...
- Silver Medallion, Telluride Film Festival (1993); British Design Award (1990)
- Scranton public schools; Yale University (1933-35)
- Cathy (first mariage); Suzannah; Eden
- 1942–1979
Cy Endfield was a director, writer and producer who made socially critical and stylish films in Hollywood and Britain. He was blacklisted by HUAC, fled to Britain, and directed Zulu (1964), a classic war epic.
- January 1, 1
- Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
- January 1, 1
- Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire, England, UK
Apr 20, 1995 · A profile of the American-born British director Cy Endfield, who made films such as Zulu, Night of the Demon and The Sound of Fury. Learn about his life, career, style and legacy in this obituary from 1995.
Cy Endfield. Director: Zulu. The son of a struggling businessman, Cy Endfield--born Cyril Raker Endfield--worked hard to be admitted to Yale University in 1933. While completing his education he became enamored with progressive theatre and appeared in a New Haven production of a minor Russian play in 1934. He was also profoundly influenced by such friends as writer Paul Jarrico, who was in ...
May 2, 1995 · Cy Endfield, a director who was blacklisted in the United States before moving to Britain and filming the bloody epic "Zulu," died on April 16 at his home in Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire, England.
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Apr 16, 1995 · Cy Endfield was an American filmmaker who worked in Britain from 1953. He directed and wrote many films, including Zulu, Mysterious Island, The Sound of Fury and Universal Soldier.
May 1, 1995 · Cy Endfield was a prolific and versatile filmmaker who made movies in Hollywood and abroad, from "The Sound of Fury" to "Zulu". He was a victim of the McCarthy era and left the U.S. in 1950, but continued his career in the U.K.
